The F1 cars lapped the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2.5 seconds quicker than they did in last year’s first practice session.
But with a slippery track, differing tyre compounds and some teams not using their DRS in the first session, it’s difficult to draw conclusions about how competitive each of the cars are at this early stage.
Here’s all the data from first practice in Canada.
Longest stint comparison
- Several drivers used the development medium compound tyre in the first practice session, which is not available to them on Saturday and Sunday, meaning it won’t be until the next session that we get a useful indication of how well the tyres are lasting
https://www.racefans.net/charts/2011drivercolours.csv
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Sebastian Vettel | 82.171 | 79.957 | 78.952 | 78.852 | 81.986 | ||||||||
Mark Webber | 80.798 | 80.007 | 80.144 | 79.589 | 79.702 | 80.882 | 79.207 | 79.288 | 79.245 | 79.256 | |||
Lewis Hamilton | 82.305 | 81.668 | 84.194 | 80.424 | |||||||||
Jenson Button | 80.241 | 80.158 | 78.848 | 81.728 | 78.266 | ||||||||
Fernando Alonso | 80.127 | 79.548 | 78.904 | 79.332 | 80.011 | 80.27 | |||||||
Felipe Massa | 78.043 | 77.238 | 85.577 | 76.926 | 85.836 | 78.353 | 78.647 | ||||||
Michael Schumacher | 82.298 | 80.377 | 80.582 | 98.291 | 80.312 | 78.821 | 92.803 | 80.048 | |||||
Nico Rosberg | 76.239 | 76.002 | 80.685 | 79.243 | 79.733 | 75.591 | 87.994 | ||||||
Nick Heidfeld | 82.284 | 81 | 91.458 | 80.099 | 82.669 | 84.155 | 79.188 | 79.015 | 90.901 | ||||
Vitaly Petrov | 81.417 | 79.529 | 78.506 | 82.426 | 84.035 | 79.854 | 78.971 | 78.906 | |||||
Rubens Barrichello | 82.831 | 81.998 | 83.563 | 76.99 | 83.554 | 78.583 | 77.649 | ||||||
Pastor Maldonado | 87.125 | 85.769 | 84.018 | 82.14 | 81.535 | 79.77 | 93.247 | 79.688 | |||||
Nico Hulkenberg | 83.421 | 87.596 | 80.063 | 79.611 | 79.024 | ||||||||
Paul di Resta | 83.779 | 81.195 | 80.386 | 79.742 | 89.103 | 86.137 | 79.975 | 79.183 | |||||
Kamui Kobayashi | 83.938 | 81.694 | 84.857 | 80.471 | 81.637 | ||||||||
Sergio Perez | 90.638 | 80.94 | 79.685 | 79.244 | 92.201 | 78.877 | 81.45 | 84.643 | 78.237 | 77.662 | 88.731 | 77.81 | |
Daniel Ricciardo | 85.488 | 82.776 | 81.817 | 82.077 | 83.421 | 80.558 | 80.824 | 80.772 | 80.389 | 82.316 | 80.354 | 80.358 | 80.351 |
Jaime Alguersuari | 81.007 | 79.639 | 79.938 | 79.653 | 79.154 | 82.878 | 78.846 | 80.805 | 78.705 | 78.52 | 81.233 | 78.458 | 78.697 |
Heikki Kovalainen | 79.797 | 79.671 | 89.94 | 79.422 | 86 | 83.075 | 87.11 | ||||||
Jarno Trulli | 87 | 82.669 | 82.953 | 81.94 | 81.362 | 86.007 | 81.071 | 82.59 | |||||
Narain Karthikeyan | 83.255 | 86.955 | 81.494 | 81.33 | 80.839 | 88.982 | 84.355 | 84.092 | 82.454 | ||||
Vitantonio Liuzzi | 83.6 | 85.757 | 81.877 | 81.644 | 81.168 | ||||||||
Timo Glock | 83.146 | 81.986 | 80.795 | 86.605 | 81.511 | ||||||||
Jerome d’Ambrosio | 90.167 | 88.206 | 85.613 | 87.347 | 83.87 | 83.185 | 92.731 | 83.5 | 82.465 |
Ultimate lap times
An ultimate lap time is a driver’s best three sector times added together.
- The McLaren drivers in particular seem not have had particularly clear laps. Lewis Hamilton was seen cutting the final chicane during one effort
Complete practice times
- Nico Rosberg’s fastest time compares to the best time in this session last year – which was also held in dry, warm conditions – by Jenson Button, of 1’18.127
- With the drivers yet to use the super-soft tyres, and track evolution usually quite pronounced at Canada, the lap times could get much quicker
- Last year’s pole position time was 1’15.105 by Lewis Hamilton
- The quickest lap of the current configuration was set by Ralf Schumacher in 2004: 1’12.275
Speed trap
- The numerous long straights mean the effect of DRS is especially pronounced at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
- Vitaly Petrov was fastest through the speed trap in last year’s race, hitting 324.7kph. He was one of five drivers to go quicker than that this morning
# | Driver | Car | Engine | Max speed | Gap | |
1 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Renault | 329.1 | |
2 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | Renault | 329 | 0.1 |
3 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Cosworth | 327.6 | 1.5 |
4 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Mercedes | 326.2 | 2.9 |
5 | 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | Mercedes | 325.8 | 3.3 |
6 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Cosworth | 324.5 | 4.6 |
7 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 324.1 | 5 |
8 | 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 323.6 | 5.5 |
9 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | Ferrari | 320.7 | 8.4 |
10 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | Renault | 320.5 | 8.6 |
11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 320.1 | 9 |
12 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | Renault | 320 | 9.1 |
13 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 319.7 | 9.4 |
14 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | Cosworth | 319.6 | 9.5 |
15 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 319.4 | 9.7 |
16 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 319.4 | 9.7 |
17 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin | Cosworth | 319.2 | 9.9 |
18 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Cosworth | 317.7 | 11.4 |
19 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Mercedes | 317.6 | 11.5 |
20 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | Cosworth | 317.4 | 11.7 |
21 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 317.4 | 11.7 |
22 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Ferrari | 317.1 | 12 |
23 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 315.5 | 13.6 |
24 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 314.6 | 14.5 |
2011 Canadian Grand Prix
Image © Force India F1 Team
Megawatt Herring
10th June 2011, 18:21
Glad to see Lotus very close to the midfield, makes me wonder what their car would be like if they had kers. Looking forward to this race despite the 9am thermodynamics exam I have on Monday morning.
Jacob
10th June 2011, 18:21
Wow, why are McLaren so far down in the speed traps? KERS problems?
bosyber
10th June 2011, 18:25
Or maybe a low engine mode, lots of fuel, and some other component-conserving to exaggerate the extra amount of drag they already have from added downforce (not using DRS, for example).
I would think they can go faster, but then again, so can Red Bull I think. I wonder if that fastest time of Ralf will be broken in qualifying!
BasCB (@bascb)
10th June 2011, 18:32
I think you are right on the McLaren and Red Bulls.
And I think that fastest time might be beaten. Most cars had not done running on other tyres then the testing mediums (makes sense on a track not rubbered in) and were not pushing yet.
So I am not yet gambling on it, but we will know after FP2 if the times really come down fast enough.
Adam
10th June 2011, 18:29
No DRS.
Lots more to come from them.
dj
10th June 2011, 18:36
Wait until they lay down some more rubber…times are going down…if the rain holes off
dj
10th June 2011, 18:37
ops “hold” edit button?
Damon
10th June 2011, 18:37
I really don’t understand Renault. They’ve always emphatically fastest at the speed traps (taken into account that the Renault is not the strongest engine).
Shouldn’t they drive with more wings – more aerodynamical grip to make up in all ares of the track(s) where they lose time to cars that lap faster than them despite less top speed?
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
10th June 2011, 22:43
Straight line speed, as RBR have proved, doesn’t really count for much. You can’t just stick wings on without creating drag.
Fixy (@)
10th June 2011, 18:47
I think the pole will be faster than last year’s but slower than the lap record.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
10th June 2011, 22:39
Now, I know it’s only practise, but for a circuit where McLaren are thought to have a significant advantage, their straight line speed leaves a lot to be desired.
DC
11th June 2011, 17:33
too right AT, you’ve hit the nail on the head….as per usual, sir. STOP.